Prosecutors decline to charge Findlay officer in deadly shooting of teen

Prosecutors in Hancock County have decided not to charge the officers involved in a shooting that killed a teenager who fired a gun toward police.

The Hancock County Prosecutor Sean Abbott reviewed the case involving the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Kalvin Darapheth and found the use of deadly force by Findlay Police was “objectively reasonable” under the circumstances outlined in multiple statutes, according to a news release.

Findlay Police said officers were dispatched to Bernard Park around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2024, for a report of three juveniles drinking alcoholic beverages. Police said the kids were a 13-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl, and a 17-year-old boy.

https://www.13abc.com/2025/01/29/prosecutors-decline-charge-findlay-officer-deadly-shooting-teen/

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